86R35936 SME-D
By: Guillen H.R. No. 2028
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mariachi Nuevo Santander of Roma High School is
celebrating the 25th anniversary of its founding in 2019, providing
a fitting opportunity to reflect on the group's notable record of
achievement; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1994, Mariachi Nuevo Santander has
become a source of great pride for the Roma community; the ensemble
has performed across Texas and the United States, including at the
State Capitol and in Washington, D.C., and it has garnered numerous
championship awards and 13 national titles; and
WHEREAS, Mariachi Nuevo Santander has shared the stage with
some of the world's most renowned mariachi groups, among them
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose
Hernandez, Mariachi Los Camperos, and Mariachi Cobre, and in 2017,
the ensemble was invited to showcase its abilities on NBC's
America's Got Talent; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, the program has benefited from
the dedicated efforts of a number of outstanding instructors,
including Yamil Yunes, its inaugural director, and Eloy Garza, who
leads the group today; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of a quarter century, Mariachi Nuevo
Santander has proven itself time and again as one of the premier
mariachi bands in the country, and its members are indeed deserving
of special recognition as they celebrate this important milestone
in the group's history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of Mariachi
Nuevo Santander and extend to all those associated with the
ensemble sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.